Just an update on the blog on Trial Products from July 11, 2013. The second diamond disc was described to be used for grinding hard surfacing. It was a flat 5” x 1/4 disc. We found out that the hub that was giving us some grief could be totally remove thus we could us the standard mount to the grinder which is most cases is more favorable to most users..We again thank Trevor and Brad at Plasma-Tec for their input. The other 2 tests are still under way. Now to this weeks issue.

 Hand Wear Safety

Hand and finger safety is a big issue in the workplace. Finding the right fit and apparel is not an easy thing. The fit has to be right and the fabric has to fit the jobs that are being done. The other day I was at a customer’s location and the person I was with was looking for a glove, to take heat yet nimble enough to put a small nut onto a screw. They told me that one supplier’s catalogue had 50 pages of just gloves. That’s a lot of different gloves. So you see, talk to someone who has the knowledge to find the right pair of gloves for your applications and protect those precious fingers and hands. Remember too that a $1.00 pair of gloves doesn’t always do a great job. They could be a hazard and cost you in the long run.

At Bi-Metal, we can help you with your needs, from neoprene to insulated gloves.

See promo for some special gloves we stock following this blog.

 

       

Bi-Metal representative can further help you at 780-440-4002 or 1-888-440-4002, email info@bimetalinc.com.

We hope the above information is useful.

 More Links that can help you with this topic: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/labour/publications/health_safety/hands/page00.shtml

Also don’t forget to check out our other product promo pages at http://www.bimetalinc.com/promos.htm

Trial Products Reports

At Bi-Metal, we do trials on most our products, to see if we really want to introduce these new items to our clientele. When we do this we get to know the positives and negatives of these products. The testers usually focus right away on the cost of the product, even though they don’t pay for them. On great products the costs are usually recovered at the half way point or closer the end of the products lifetime. People that usually complain about costs of new products are not looking at the complete picture. Here are some thoughts that need to be considered when trying something new.

1. Is it safe? (health wise and injury wise)
2. Does it have CSA approval? (if required)
3. Is product environmentally friendly? (Can it be recycled?)
4. Does it improve labor productivity over present product? (time)
5. Does the product do the job it was designed for being done just as easy as or better than existing product?
6. What about damage to product while being used?

We just lately have done or in the middle of some trials on 3 different diamond grinding discs and the new BI-4002 series turning inserts.

The first diamond disc was described to be used for grinding and cutting off. It was a flat 5” x .140 disc (see review below) and is double sided. We sent it to a piping shop which does a lot of pipe welding work. Here is the tester’s feedback.

We thank Ken and Rusty at Academy Fabrication for their input. They did have some other comments when we picked up the test sheets like “This disc would do really well to cut steel grading and may do a lot better in a steel fabrication place.” Over all down side the surface area on side of disc is only approximately 5/8” deep and for pipe beveling it should be at least 1-1/2” deep.

The second diamond disc was described to be used for grinding hard surfacing. It was a flat 5” x 1/4 disc (see review below) and is double sided. We sent it to a hard surfacing shop which does a lot of specialized oil down hole tooling work. Here is the tester’s feedback.

We thank Trevor and Brad at Plasma-Tec for their input. They did have some other comments when we picked up the test sheets like “This disc is way better than your competitors but see if you can get the hub attachment redesigned. This is much better than using conventional abrasive stones.” Over all down a good product except hub.

If you have any interest in any of our tested products give us a call or email.